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Have you been anxiously awaiting pet battle news since BlizzCon's unveil?

Well, wait no more. After going through our database, we've compiled a huge overview about pet battles. There are several classes of pets with their own abilities which we also datamined: Beast, Critter, Dragon, Elemental, Flying, Humanoid, Mystical/Magical, Mechanical, Undead, and Water.

We also went in game and tracked down all the current wild pets that are in the game with help from Warcraft Pets. In short, every zone in the Eastern Kingdoms has its own unique pets--there are even named ones and ones that only spawn under certain conditions. No other continent has any, but it's likely they will be added in future beta patches.

UPDATE: The patch from 4/10/2012 has removed these pet battle spells from the game, it is likely they will be changed again. Sorry for the broken links!

Wild Pets Preview

Overview

While you will still be able use your regular pets that you already own, Mists of Pandaria introduces new random spawns across the world known as wild pets to add to your collection.

Zones have unique wild pet spawns that are zone specific--for example, a Dusk Spiderling is unique to Duskwood. Similarly, a Tiny Harvester can only be found in the farm fields of Westfall!

Every zone also has more common ones that you can catch in multiple zones. You can find tons of Rats everywhere, for example.

There are also extremely rare wild pets specific to zones, such as a named parrot called Polly in Stranglethorn Vale. These can also have conditionals applied to them: outside of Karazhan, a ghost called Restless Shadeling spawns only in the early morning.

Pet Abilities and Classes

Overview

These are the following pet battle classes: Beast, Critter, Dragon, Elemental, Flying, Humanoid, Mystical, Mechanical, Undead, and Water. We discovered some pet battle icons a few days back, and their names match up pretty well with the datamined pets and abilities.

We found abilities for most of the pet battle classes, as well as some companion pets. These include the following: Beast: Powerful melee attacks--some of which stun the target or increase physical damage taken, like .

Critter: Sly-themed attacks like , which deals damage based on the number of enemy buffs.

Dragon: Fiery single-target and AoE damage-dealing spells like .

Flying: Many attacks are tied to critical strike chance, like , or spread out over several turns.

Mechanical: Tech-themed abilities that have powerful, but unreliable, lingering effects like .

Water: These pets can cast magical spells like , but they are also the only class that can heal so far, with abilities like .

Several abilities are affected by the game's order: does more damage if you go second, while does more damage if you go first.Other abilities are spread out over several turns: poisons the enemy for three turns, while causes double damage on the next attack.Each pet class has strengths and vulnerabilities. For example, Dragon attacks deal additional damage to Flying companions, but less damage to Water and enemy Dragon companions.We also found some Pet Battle Commands--showing that you can swap pets in combat and notify players of their turns.

Beast

Beast attacks deal bonus damage to Critter companions and less damage to Humanoid and Flying companions.

Comment by Adamsm

Comment by lugtonex

These can also have conditionals applied to them: outside of Karazhan, a ghost called Restless Shadeling spawns only in the early morning.

Restless Shadeling (only available at night)

Comment by Soeroah

on 2012-03-27T20:59:31-05:00

Accursed completionism. I must have all of the rare pets. WHYYYYY!

Oh well, at least pets are account-bound. Just means if you find one on an alt, you can catch it, rather than having to switch and run over like a Hunter you want to catch a pet your DK found across the world.

Comment by Jjokkey

on 2012-03-27T20:59:33-05:00

Loving this idea finally something I can do with the mounting heaps of vanity pets I have... all pets will be able to fight? If it is not already to late to ask for can our high lvl or most evolved vanity pets give the owner a buff when they are out and active? Heck even if it cosmetic or were talking 1-3% increase on stats or abilities I'd be happy.

Blizzard has said that they'd like to add things for players to do that aren't about advancing their characters' power, so I really doubt a character buff will show up.

Actually inclosing thoughts I would very much like to see pets become completely BOA as far as pets that can't be claimed by newer toons like the spirit of competition and onxyia's whelping!

Comment by Interest

on 2012-03-27T21:16:14-05:00

This looks pretty nice =)

Comment by Bushkanaka86

on 2012-03-27T21:16:19-05:00

Are all of those "battle pets" able to be captured as vanity pets as well? If so, then there are a LOT more pets available to collect now and pets like the Fawn that you get for pet achievements won't be unique anymore.

Comment by Adamsm

on 2012-03-27T21:26:41-05:00

Are all of those "battle pets" able to be captured as vanity pets as well? If so, then there are a LOT more pets available to collect now and pets like the Fawn that you get for pet achievements won't be unique anymore.

The Fawn hasn't really been unique for the last few years; especially since they added in Nuts, the Kaliri, and the Celestial Dragon.

Comment by Flanthis

on 2012-03-27T21:26:41-05:00

You are challenged by <title> <opponent player>!<title> <opponent player> has sent out <opponent pet>!

Comment by PonPon

on 2012-03-27T21:28:26-05:00

What family are SLIME / OOZE pets going to be? From looking at the attacks and families they don't seem to fit into any of them...

Comment by xeiron

on 2012-03-27T22:50:03-05:00

Oh, when you make the Pet Battle Video, ZAM. make sure you use the gym leader theme song on gameboy

Comment by Froggywar

on 2012-03-27T22:52:59-05:00

Will we be able to use our conpanions like the westfall chicken and other conpanions we have gained over the 7 or 8 years

Comment by Caoranach

on 2012-03-27T22:55:30-05:00

"Dragon attacks deal bonus damage to Flying companions and less damage to Water and Dragon companions"

What are you talking about Dragon is Weak to Dragon. Okay joke aside this looks like it's going to be a lot of fun.

Comment by Telkari

on 2012-03-27T22:58:18-05:00

I wanna be the very bestLike no one ever wasDespite losses uncountedMy epeen must be large

I will travel across AzerothSearching far and wideFor Battle Pets rare and commonNinjas left and right

Battle Pets!, its you and meI know it’s my destinyBattle Pets, oh, you're my time sinkWhen all my alts are leveledBattle Pets, a new Blizzard thingOur courage will face off the bugs

Achievements are callin' my nameBattle Pets gotta catch 'em all

Every challenge along the wayNoobs will be brought downI will battle every dayTo claim my pixel crown

Come with me, the time is rightNo one is better than meAnother loser beaten downBattle Pets are the new scene.

Edit: Yes I made all that up on the spot. Yes, I have no life, and yes I was bored. Get on my level ;) Haha...

Comment by thedarkwaffle

on 2012-03-27T23:19:18-05:00

Why do we need to be able to track pets on our minimap? Everyone knows they always spawn in the tall grass.

Comment by Korrdory

on 2012-03-28T00:19:40-05:00

So once we capture a pet in the wild, it counts as a vanity pet? Sorry, that is a bit confusing.

If so, I wonder if more Achievements for the number of pets you own are coming.

Funny... don't like the idea of PvP Pet Battles (sorry, just not a fan of PvP in general), but doing Pet Battles in the wild to capture the pets and add to the collection... the challenge intrigues me.

Cannot wait to see what Kalimdor, Outland, Northrend and the Cata zones have added to them, to say nothing of the 85-90 zones of Pandaria.

Comment by Grandine

on 2012-03-28T00:24:52-05:00

So, how long until WowPokemon: Oppressive Northrend and WowPokemon: Sundering Cataclysm are released?

Comment by AveryZan

on 2012-03-28T00:36:16-05:00

I can see a new wave of trolls joining dungeon and raid finders just joining up and doing nothing but pet battling, but still rolling on all the loot.

Comment by Nathanyal

on 2012-03-28T00:40:52-05:00

I can see a new wave of trolls joining dungeon and raid finders just joining up and doing nothing but pet battling, but still rolling on all the loot.

Good thing this new loot system is being implemented so them getting loot doesn't really affect you getting loot. Unless they some how manage to cause your group to wipe and fall apart, thus making you unable to complete any boss kills. Which if LFR happens to stay the same diffuctly as it is now, you could do most fights with just 20 people.